The Huacheng Tobacco Ca. which continues to hold a provincial monopoly for the sale of cigarettes was, during the darkest period, offering a packet of its Meilis for
the price. in in Kuangst paper currency, when ton wat only 20 jeents., Generally speaking, paper money cannot. be used at all for ihe purchase of a single package of feigarettes. In. Wuchow today, and Mfc retail for 40 cents in silver. This means Kuangtang. silver, of course, for that is, the only, of subsidiary coins in circulation the adjoining province.
Kuangtung military officers have estimated that in all Kianesi there Ean be no more than 80,000 Reds who town firearms, though there are 20, {600 more serving under the crimson Standard who do. not own arms Kind. Against thie array, the Gentral Government is sending 200. (00: troops, two. soldiers for each Red, 120,000. regulars have been sent to. Kianget from the North: $0,000 are inthe divisions of the Keangtune "generals, Tsai and Chang; 20,000 are Kiangsi men: snd £0,000 are from Honan.
By the calculations of these same military experts, the Reds bearing firms have on the average hardly 100 rounds of ammunition apiece, Their opponents have pelts ite least 200 cartridges, ahd a large reserve supply to craw upon when These are exhausted.
The Military Budget Offering no explanation, Canton's incumbent in the mayor's chair. Lim Min-kai, has asked to be Vieved of is official duties." The popular explanation is that he does not care to assume any risk by Virtue of his friendship for Mr. Hu If' relieved, Tang Yin-hua, apparently, has the best chance Jsucceeding to the Mayoralty. That would leave Mr. Tang's Commissionfership for a new appointee, and buzzing about where officials cons[eregate is the rumour that Lim Tehung will be made Commissioner lof Reconstruction. The latter has gone to Nanking to cary word to President Chiang from Commander-in-chief Chen General Chen's message is said most holy to relate to the paring fof Kuangtung's military budget. A feartailment of $1,000,000 is "too Jarge, southern leaders consider. The counter suggestion, it is understood, is that each division give up '$150,000 of the monthly allowance, total of $460,000 for the three, svhile $150,000 to $200,000 more may saved by reducing the allowance? of special units rot included in the three divisions.
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